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John and Annie Glenn Collection
Description: Banner reads: "WELCOME JOHN H. GLEN JR. Minolta Camera" on left, with Japanese text on right John Glenn shakes hands during a NASA goodwill tour to Japan in 1963. Photographers gather nearby to capture the moment. On a building behind them, a banner welcomes John Glenn and the United States and Japanese flags hang below each message on the banner. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B01F04_04
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Tourism; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Places: Japan